Day 7 — Sun 28 Jun — Walt Disney Studios + travel to Tours

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Base: AM Disney Hotel Santa Fe → PM City Residence Tours Theme: Studios morning + drive south to Loire Valley Energy target: Medium

Stops

Day total: 278.7 km transit · €150 spend · 2 schedule warning(s)

- time: "07:30"
  place: "Disney Hotel Santa Fe — breakfast"
  type: meal
  category: breakfast
  style: hotel
  duration_min: 60
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8658, 2.7910]
  notes: "All-you-can-eat breakfast included in Santa Fe package. Relaxed start — car pickup isn't until 16:30, so there's a full Studios morning ahead. Pack before breakfast; leave main luggage at reception."
- time: "08:30"
  place: "Disney Hotel Santa Fe — check out"
  type: departure
  duration_min: 15
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8658, 2.7910]
  notes: "Check out. Leave main luggage at Santa Fe reception (free luggage storage for check-out day). Take day bag only to Studios. Confirm luggage collection time with reception."
- time: "09:00"
  place: "Walt Disney Studios Park"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 240
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8680, 2.7830]
  notes: "Enter Studios Park (tickets included in Santa Fe 3-day/2-park package). With the 16:30 car pickup there's no train to rush for — take the full morning. Priority rides: Avengers Assemble: Flight Force (Marvel Campus), Ratatouille: The Adventure, Crush's Coaster (expect long queue — do first or skip), Tower of Terror. Marvel Campus area is the newest — spend time here. Check app for queue times."
- time: "13:00"
  place: "Lunch at Disney Village"
  type: meal
  category: lunch
  style: grab
  duration_min: 60
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8703, 2.7836]
  cost_eur: 60
  cost_label: "Lunch x3 (~€20 ea, Disney Village)"
  notes: "No rush today — car pickup isn't until 16:30. Sit-down or grab-and-go at Disney Village: Earl of Sandwich, Five Guys, Vapiano, or McDonald's."
- time: "14:00"
  place: "Disney Village + last souvenirs"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 75
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8703, 2.7836]
  notes: "Fill the gap before car pickup: World of Disney store, last photos, coffee, Lake Disney stroll. Low-key wind-down after three Disney days."
- time: "15:15"
  place: "Disney Hotel Santa Fe — collect luggage"
  type: transit
  duration_min: 20
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8658, 2.7910]
  notes: "Walk back to Santa Fe (~10 min from Disney Village), collect stored luggage from reception. Final room/bag check."
- time: "15:40"
  place: "Walk to Sixt — Marne-la-Vallee (Magny-le-Hongre)"
  type: transit
  duration_min: 25
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [48.8688, 2.7831]
  notes: "~20-25 min walk with luggage to the Sixt office at 15 Rue de la Gare, 77144 (Marne-la-Vallee-Chessy station area). Follow signs to 'Gare TGV / SNCF'."
- time: "16:30"
  place: "Sixt car pickup — Marne-la-Vallee (Magny-le-Hongre)"
  type: visit
  duration_min: 45
  mode_to_next: driving
  gps: [48.8688, 2.7831]
  leg_cost_eur: 65
  leg_cost_label: "A10 tolls + fuel, Disney → Tours (~290 km)"
  notes: "Pick up VW Golf (Compact, automatic, unlimited km) at Sixt — booking 656079096, tel +33 1 70 97 61 11. Bring: Claudiu's physical credit card (€300 deposit + fuel block, theft/damage excess €2,160), driving licence held ≥2 yrs, and a printed Wizz return ticket (proof of onward journey, required at counter). Budget 45 min for paperwork + vehicle damage check — photograph the car all round. ⚠ Drop-off is Sun 5 Jul 06:00 at Paris-Orly Airport P2 — NOT Tours."
- time: "20:00"
  place: "City Residence Tours — check in"
  type: hotel
  duration_min: 45
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [47.3865, 0.6986]
  notes: "⚠ Check-in window 15:00–20:00 — arriving at the edge after the ~2h45 drive. CALL AHEAD earlier in the day (+33 2 47 47 40 00) to arrange the after-18:00 access code (conf 6174.415.349, PIN 6702). One-bedroom apartment with kitchen. Damage deposit €70 on Claudiu's card. On-site parking €10/day — reserve a space for the car for the week."
- time: "20:45"
  place: "Dinner in Tours historic centre"
  type: meal
  category: dinner
  style: sit-down
  duration_min: 90
  mode_to_next: walking
  gps: [47.3941, 0.6848]
  cost_eur: 90
  cost_label: "Dinner x3 (sit-down restaurant, Tours old town, ~€30 ea)"
  notes: "Late dinner in or near Place Plumereau (~10 min walk / short drive). Picker filters: rating ≥4.3, reviews ≥1000 (fallback 500), walk ≤10 min from Place Plumereau. Loire Valley cuisine — rillettes, goat cheese, local wine for adults. Grocery run moved to tomorrow morning (Day 8)."
- time: "22:15"
  place: "City Residence Tours"
  type: hotel
  duration_min: 0
  gps: [47.3865, 0.6986]
  notes: "Back to the apartment. First Loire Valley chateau day tomorrow — but with a relaxed start including the grocery run. Review tomorrow's route and chateau opening times."

Day Map

Open in OpenStreetMap · 11 stops plotted

Morning

• 07:30 — Breakfast at Santa Fe (all-you-can-eat, included in package) — relaxed start, no train to catch
• Pack before breakfast; leave main luggage at Santa Fe reception
• 08:30 — Check out of Disney Hotel Santa Fe (booking 33453045)
• Confirm luggage storage with reception — collecting around 15:15
• 09:00 — Enter Walt Disney Studios Park (tickets included in Santa Fe package) — full morning, no rush
• Priority: Avengers Assemble: Flight Force (Marvel Campus), Ratatouille: The Adventure, Crush's Coaster (do first or skip — long queue), Tower of Terror

Breakfast

• Case D — Santa Fe hotel breakfast (included in Disney package)

Midday

• 13:00 — Lunch at Disney Village (~60 min) — Earl of Sandwich / Five Guys / Vapiano
• Budget: ~€60 for 3
• 14:00 — Disney Village + last souvenirs — World of Disney store, Lake Disney, coffee, photos
• 15:15 — Collect luggage from Santa Fe reception
• 15:40 — Walk to Sixt office (15 Rue de la Gare, 77144, ~20-25 min with luggage)

Lunch

• See midday section — Disney Village lunch, no rush before the 16:30 car pickup

Afternoon

• 16:30 — Sixt car pickup — Marne-la-Vallee / Magny-le-Hongre (booking 656079096)
• Bring: Claudiu's physical credit card (€300 deposit), driving licence (held ≥2 yrs), printed Wizz return ticket
• Photograph the car all round before driving off; budget 45 min for paperwork
• ~17:15 — Drive Disneyland → Tours via A10 (~290 km, ~2h45, tolls ~€30)
• ~20:00 — Check in at City Residence Tours (conf 6174.415.349, PIN 6702) — arriving at the edge of the 15:00–20:00 window
• ⚠ Call ahead (+33 2 47 47 40 00) during the day for the after-18:00 access code
• Reserve on-site parking (€10/day) for the week

Evening

• 20:45 — Late dinner in Tours historic centre — sit-down restaurant near Place Plumereau
• Loire Valley cuisine: rillettes, goat cheese, local wine
• Grocery run moved to tomorrow morning (Day 8) — too late tonight

Dinner

• See evening section — sit-down restaurant in Tours old town (Case A, picker auto-runs on vc:propose-day 7)

Notes

• Transition day: Disney → Loire Valley. The 16:30 car pickup means a full, unhurried Studios morning, then a long drive.
• Don't over-do Studios — save energy for the ~2h45 A10 drive south.
• City Residence has a kitchen — self-catering for breakfasts and some dinners saves money for the Loire week.
• The rental car is yours for the rest of the trip — pickup here at Disney, drop-off Sun 5 Jul 06:00 at Orly Airport (NOT Tours). Keep it parked at the apartment (€10/day) when not touring châteaux.
• ⚠ Arriving Tours ~20:00 is the edge of the 15:00–20:00 check-in window — call the apartment during the day for the after-18:00 access code.

Bookings

• Disney Hotel Santa Fe — check-out Sun 28 Jun (booking 33453045)
• Walt Disney Studios tickets — included in Santa Fe package (3-day/2-park)
• Sixt car rental — VW Golf (Compact, auto), pickup Sun 28 Jun 16:30 at Marne-la-Vallee / Magny-le-Hongre, drop-off Sun 5 Jul 06:00 at Orly Airport P2 (booking 656079096)
• City Residence Tours — check-in Sun 28 Jun 15:00-20:00 (conf 6174.415.349, PIN 6702)

Checklist

• All luggage packed before breakfast
• Confirm Santa Fe luggage storage at check-out
• Sixt docs ready: Claudiu's physical credit card, driving licence, printed Wizz return ticket (proof of onward journey)
• Call City Residence (+33 2 47 47 40 00) for after-18:00 access code
• City Residence address saved offline + downloaded for the drive (41 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 37000 Tours)
• Reserve apartment parking (€10/day) for the week
• Card loaded for A10 tolls (~€30)

Capture (for film + fotocarte)

• Hero shot: Family in front of Marvel Campus entrance / Ratatouille ride
• Family moment: Last Disney moment — waving goodbye to the parks; picking up the road-trip car
• B-roll: Studios Park morning atmosphere, ride reactions (Tower of Terror drop, Ratatouille kitchen chase), loading the car at Disney, A10 motorway driving south, Loire Valley first glimpse through the windscreen, Place Plumereau at night, Tours Cathedral
• Sound to capture: Studios park ambience, car doors / engine start, motorway hum, first Loire Valley evening sounds

Weather

Seasonal normal (CMCC_CM2_VHR4, 10-year mean): 15.0–24.4°C · 2.9mm

Open-Meteo climate normals · fetched 2026-05-25 16:58 UTC · trip is T-34d, beyond 16-day forecast window

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Meal Picks

Breakfast · hotel

• Breakfast at hotel — no picker run.

Dinner pick · near (47.3941,0.6848)

1. ★ Pitaya Thaï Street Food — ★ 4.6 (3,501 reviews) · 3min walk · ≈ €45 · 📍 Open in Google Maps
2. Le Comptoir de Mamie Bigoude Tours Centre — ★ 4.4 (2,403 reviews) · 5min walk · ≈ €75
3. Le Chien Fou — ★ 4.5 (1,315 reviews) · 8min walk · ≈ €75

Cost Breakdown

Day total: €215.00 · €71.67 per person (3 travellers)

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